The Sierra version adds more levels, better driver support, and a slightly improved interface. It also wisely ties the game's title to the The Incredible Machine series which had grown in popularity in the interim.

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Status

I do not own the game, but am playing it.

Personal

The Windows demo version of The Incredible Toon Machine was included along with another Sierra On-Line game that my cousins had, and we had a lot of fun playing the limited and rather buggy levels. This was my first introduction in The Incredible Machine series.

Review

Good

The game is a lot of fun, and the colorful cartoon theme makes it enjoyable.

The graphics are well-drawn. Few other games of the time were able to capture the silliness of the Western cartoon style in a video game.

The game does a pretty good job of holding the player's hand in the beginning stages, teaching them how to use the bulk of the devices in the game.

The music and sound effects are both quite fitting.

Bad

A lot of puzzles were less about figuring out the solution and more about getting the placement of a tool just perfect. Too many for my taste.

There are a couple rendering glitches. Nothing horrible, but they sometimes became distracting.